to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
item; something that one "just has to have"
hair on the back of one's head
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
several years; a few years
explanation; interpretation
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to complain; to make a complaint
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
doing whatever one pleases
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
polite; respectful; reverent
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled